We got about 7 inches of snow here in Charleston. Luckily I had my fireplace cleaned /inspected last Saturday. Never lost power but was out of work for 2.5 days. The roads are starting to clear up. Driving to work yesterday was sketchy.

We got about 7 inches of snow here in Charleston. Luckily I had my fireplace cleaned /inspected last Saturday. Never lost power but was out of work for 2.5 days. The roads are starting to clear up. Driving to work yesterday was sketchy.

Hope everyone else is doing ok as well.

I have never lived in cold weather, so I would imagine wood fire places are still the safest route vs propane or gas heaters?

I just read somewhere about a poor family who died when the pilot on the gas heater shut off and they were killed by the gas.

No work for 2.5 days? If you're self employed, that blows. Salary employees and government workers I believe still get paid.

I have never lived in cold weather, so I would imagine wood fire places are still the safest route vs propane or gas heaters?

I just read somewhere about a poor family who died when the pilot on the gas heater shut off and they were killed by the gas.

No work for 2.5 days? If you're self employed, that blows. Salary employees and government workers I believe still get paid.

I'm an automotive technician on flat rate. If I am not turning wrenches I don't get paid. I had my fireplace cleaned because I was worried about it setting the house itself on fire. If there are cracks in the stack or body of the fireplace then it can easily set your house on fire from within.

I'm also pretty sure gas companies are required to add an odor to the gas in their lines. That is so if a leak or extreme content of the gas is present, it can be detected/warn you. If the family fell asleep while the gas was on that's a different scenario.

My fireplace is a wood burning type. Dirtier than gas types in terms of soot and smell, however I also don't have an extra bill for gas. I can get wood for cheap depending on who is selling it.

No snow here just been cold in South indiana. I have ran out of my good seasoned fire wood but I also heat with propane so no biggie.
The plus with a free standing wood stove is they supply heat even if you lose electricity. I could even cook atop mine of needed.

I'm guessing with the family that passed was probably from carbon monoxide. Either their exhaust on their furnace was blocked or more likely their boiler/furnace burner was cracked leaking CO into the house.
That's a shame and it happens more than it should.

I'm an automotive technician on flat rate. If I am not turning wrenches I don't get paid. I had my fireplace cleaned because I was worried about it setting the house itself on fire. If there are cracks in the stack or body of the fireplace then it can easily set your house on fire from within.

I'm also pretty sure gas companies are required to add an odor to the gas in their lines. That is so if a leak or extreme content of the gas is present, it can be detected/warn you. If the family fell asleep while the gas was on that's a different scenario.

My fireplace is a wood burning type. Dirtier than gas types in terms of soot and smell, however I also don't have an extra bill for gas. I can get wood for cheap depending on who is selling it.

Yeah, so then that blows. I know a couple originally from Los Angeles who just moved up to Maine and there business is vehicle transportation. They are not doing so well in wheater, even though their car carrier is headed west coast bound, they have a hard time getting back east.

And the family that died was in Arizona and it was st night while sleeping the pilot shut off and the gas killed them. Sad. They were just vacationing.